S.I. No. 153/1983 - Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 2) Order, 1983.

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 2) Order, 1983.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 6th day of June, 1983.

3. (1) The maximum price at which a commodity mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

(2) Where a commodity mentioned in the Schedule to this Order is sold by retail in a manner other than that specified in relation to the commodity in that Schedule, the maximum price at which it may be sold shall be calculated at a rate corresponding to the rate specified in relation to the commodity in that Schedule.

(3) Where a commodity mentioned in the Schedule to this Order is sold by retail in a packet purporting to contain a specified weight of the commodity, the packet shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to contain that weight of the commodity.

4. The Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) Order, 1983 (

S.I. No. 107 of 1983

), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

Margarine

1

Crown, Stork

23½p per ½ lb.

2

Crest

25½p per 250 grams.

3

Sunrose

23p per ½ lb.

4

Summer County

27p per ½ lb.

5

Blue Band

31p per ½ lb.

6

Crest Golden

32½p per 250 grams.

7

Luxury Craft

32½p per ½ lb.

8

Soft Crown

29p per ½ lb.

9

Flora

39½p per ½ lb.

Cooking Fat

10

Cookeen

29½p per ½ lb.

11

Crest

47½p per 375 grams.

12

Frytex, Hi-Fry

28½p per ½ lb.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Trade, Commerce and

Tourism, this 2nd day of June, 1983.

S. MAC LUGHADHA

A person authorised by the Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism

to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum retail prices which may be charged for margarines and cooking fats as shown in the Order.

S.I. No. 153 of 1983.

MAXIMUM PRICES (MARGARINE AND COOKING FATS) (NO. 2) ORDER, 1983.

The Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 22A and 22C (inserted by the

Prices (Amendment) Act, 1965

(No. 23 of 1965)) of the

Prices Act, 1958

(No. 4 of 1958), as amended by the

Prices (Amendment) Act, 1972

(No. 20 of 1972), the Prices Stabilisation Order, 1973 (

S.I. No. 96 of 1973

) and the Industry, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1981 (

S.I. No. 290 of 1981

), hereby orders as follows